As soon as Mark exited the building he remembered the discussion he had with his mum the last week and every fibre of evidence pointed to the fact that his father might still be alive. Probably held captive in some prison somewhere.As he was walking out, Richarlison walked up to him. He had instructed Richarlison to wait for him outside here as he didn't plan on staying inside for long. "Boss!" Richarlison greeted. Despite the business relationship they had as boss and worker they had come to a point as close friends and they both talked like friends but however, that was seasonal.He didn't get a respond from him as he was obviously lost in thought. He noticed the slight change on his boss face. His usual upstage expression looked like it is been troubled."Boss!" Richarlison called out to him again, but this time, a bit louder.It jolted him out of his thoughts."Oh..sorry, I was absent minded!" He explained."You look worried. I hope all is well?" Richarlison inquired, staring de
The court day finally arrived. Diana and her kids were brought before the court. Her lawyer sat confidently waiting patiently for the plaintiffs lawyer to completely speak for his client since the judge already gave the order for the proceedings to start. Jake Bernard, However sat alone. Not even his assistant and personal guards were with him, maybe they're outsiders waiting...Diana thought, something about him tickled Diana's memory, however her heart was troubled because of how eloquently the plaintiffs lawyer spoke. He was even a senior to the lawyer she hired and he was excellently good. He upheld and buttress his point with evidences, including the DNA paternity test and towards the end, he asked for permission to question Diana, his request was granted and despite Clancy's objection, Diana was bombarded with questions that even got her confused that she said what the plaintiffs lawyers wanted her to. He took a toll on her mental and psychological state to make sure she says wh
Mark woke up the next morning with Hannah resting on his broad chest. She was completely naked, just as he was completely naked, as well.He blinked his eyes to be sure of what he was seeing.."No. No.. This can't be happening!" He widened his eyes, and pushed Hannah off him, and then he sprang off the bed, almost forgetting he still had nothing on to cover his "staff of destruction", so big!. "Shit!" He immediately grabbed for his underwear just lying down on the floor and quickly wore it. He glanced around the room and saw a brassiere and a pink pant and the clothes Hannah wore last night scattered around the bedroom. Hannah still sleeping like a new born baby."What had happened?" He heard himself say.. standing bolt upright with his heart going like a trip-hammer, sure he had no idea why he was naked and also Hannah's underwear scattered around the room, directly saying she is naked also.He immediately started towards her and started shaking her awake out of an already fitful slee
Presently at a restaurant.....Mark and Diana were having the best of their time, enjoying the breakfast and chit chatting. After Mark paid the bills, they left and immediately they exited they bar, Clancy bumped into them. She was carried away by what she was doing on her phone. "Hey! Look where you're going!!-" Mark initially heard himself say out loudly and it ended quietly and gently."Clancy? The lady she left at the alter?" He thought he must be seeing things but the again she had come back to Sterling City as a reputable powerful attorney and eventually Diana hired her to help her with the case of her children."Hi!" Diana greeted Clancy who was equally shocked as Mark. Her face trying to regain composure but the crystal clear images from that night wouldn't easily let it. "Hi???" Clancy stuttered, trying to respond to Diana.Diana being quite a sensitive lady could actually discern something was bothering her at the moment thus she offered, "Anything the issue? Are you fine?
With an utter state of melancholic depression Diana requested, "Can you help me find them?"Mark looked at Diana coldly, trying not to show any bit of his emotions. He was as well frustrated and dejected. "It's easy to guess who is behind the kidnap.." Mark asserted and signalled for Richarlison for them to be on their way. "Let's go to Einstein school and see what clue we may have there...." Mark added after letting what he initially said sink in into Diana's seat of thoughts. "How come she didn't think that way before now? It was obviously her ex husband, she was quick to point out. Who else would be interested in her kids if not him? Who would thought he would go this far?... Since the judges adjourned the case, it definitely must have aroused an unquenchable taste and hunger like desperation within Jake.Diana gritted her teeth, squinted her eyes and clenched her fist in full anger. So, he is not even satisfied with the pain he caused me in the past? He had the guts and audac
Its been eight good hours that she had been restlessly waiting for a feedback from either Richarlison or president general as regards to her kids but no feedback yet and this made her mind to be very heavy, her heart started to thumb the more, she desperately needed to see her kids, she doesn't know what state or condition they might be subjected to at the moment. Question continually buzzed into her head that she sprang up the bed and started to pace the room forth and back. Her heart became very sour. She felt a sudden pain in her heart, and realized with a jolt what it was. She was missing her kids so dearly —missing Stoic, Legacy and Jennifer... As they had been. Then she decided to pick up her phone and call Mark and check how far they've gone but each time she tried calling, she would end up not dialing. In a way she was being scared of him.She walked towards the corner of the room and with a force exerted at a particular spot, another spot opened and she dipped her hands i
Diana blinked her bleary eyes open and saw only darkness. She shivered. She felt a stab of fury at her own weakness, her own frailty with a dull, pounding headache, the aftereffect of the "stuff" the handkerchief over her nose was sprayed with , had taken up residence in her frontal lobe. It felt like someone trying to kick a door down from the wrong side.She glanced around where she was and it was utterly dark and so couldn't see where she was, except for the blackness. She soon realized she was not on her military uniform any more , she wrinkled her toes and alas discovered she was just on her bra and underwears and her hands tied above her hands. She noticed she was on a soft material, a bed to be precise and it was so dark that she could barely see a thing. Right now, the only thing that swept through her entire frame was pain surging through her and her head aching. She remembered she had been knocked out by some burly and didn't know for how long she had been unconscious. Memo
Mark seemed lost in thoughts as he intentionally started to avoid Jake's sharp gaze. Something about his eyes seemed very familiar."Does he know Benjamin? Or is he Benjamin?"Then Jake started towards him, his chest swirling as he moved, and Mark realized what it was about him that was strange: He made no sound at all as he walked, not the slightest footstep. He would almost have wondered if he were a ghost—but no, he thought as Jake halted in front of him, there was a strange, sweet familiar smell about him, like the incense and spray Benjamin always applied.Terror rose and broke over Mark like a wave, but it wasn’t fear of Jake who seemed like Benjamin, his lost brother, it was the emptiness in his eyes and the past rushing back into Marks thought again. Mark could look into Jake's eyes and through them he could see only darkness. “Do you remember? Step brother?," Jake said, “when I told you I’d avenge what you and Gibson did to me? Gibson spiked my drink and let me rape an inno
Meantime,Anamika on the other hand was restless when the thoughts of Diana probed into her mind.She was seated close to her sleeping mum on the bed, but was completely absent minded. Then her phone chirped with a message, she dug her hands into her pocket and unearthed the phone. She quickly navigated to the message centre and saw the message from her secret lover, and it read,"Diana's children are illegitimate, no one knows their father!".Diana was stunned that she clenched her fist anxiously. She had told her secret lover to find out about Diana's children father, providing him with the necessary details to do so.The kids sure has a resemblance with the five star general and about six years old. Anamika suddenly became sensitive especially while trying to discern and connect the dots.She was now feeling like it was a necessary prerequisite to be aware of everything about Diana now! Aside being the four star general and a mother to triplets? What else?Deep down,she could not
At the end of the day. It was a successful surgery for Otani and he was now rehabilitating in the military rehab unit.Words had gone out. Jason, mega Island god of war received the news on time. "Someone killed Flora and his son?" His phone fell from his hands and scattered into smithereens on the hard floor.He was coaching his men for the battle ahead, which was tomorrow when the call arrived....."This had better not be true...... No, no, no, no ....." However, there was an oddness. He didn't wince in pain. His facial expression were devoid of any kind of pain. It was blank and cold. That was common with the god of wars... However, his heart was racing and he was filled with thoughts when his Personal Assistant walked up to him and handed him a phone. "Your son wants to speak with you ..." He said.Jason quickly grabbed the phone when he heard that...two different thoughts were left now and the both assailed him."Hello Dad, I'm fine...." The voice at the other end spoke out qui
Jake and his men were at a T junction. Otani was handcuffed, leg-cuffed and blindfolded, he was made to kneel down before Jake's car.Jake's Mercedes G-wagon was in front while three Lexus cars parked behind it like a fleet. Jake was sitting in the passenger seat in front while some of his men secured the perimeters. Two of his men stood side by side to the car he was in, they both wore a black suit and their hands dipped underneath their jacket like special protection unit.In a jiffy, the van carrying Flora arrived and Flora was forcefully dragged down by one of the vans occupant.When Richarlison noticed the van had stopped about 300 metres away. He paid the cab driver and alighted. The cab driver was clever that the van driver didn't notice the cab was trailing him.Richarlison thanked the driver before he entered the rubber tree plantation that surrounded the whole vicinity. He needed to get a clear shot of who Flora was meeting with, and most importantly why?Soon, he was hidin
In Northeast of the continent, there lies the sambisa forest which is regarded as niche of the Wagnar group of soldiers led by Mr Kane.Mr Kane is the father of Bernard who is now Jake. He is the step father of Mark the president general. Many years ago him and his late wife abducted Mark as their son.Mark grew up with Bernard (Jake). They got separated when Jake was sent to prison for murdering the families maid. Jake is indeed innocent of the crime and now he was exerting his vengeance on Mark because Mark knew all that happened but didn't unveil the real truth and as a result of that, Bernard was sent to prison.Mrs Kane, Bernards mum died shortly after Bernard was sent to prison and because of that, Mr Kane withdrew more to himself and became the fierce leader of the Wagner group of soldiers.Bernard had gotten out from prison few year later, after he experienced a serious fire-burn while in prison. He did plastic surgery and his facials changed. He started working as a security
Mark was back at his chambers thinking of how to go about his investigation after so many failed attempts . His instinct told him Diana was innocent of the crime of burning the ammunition house but however, clearly she is guilty for breaching the military rule and all evidence pointed out that she was guilty of both crimes.The most gruesome of the two crimes Diana is supposedly a prime suspect of is the crime of burning down the Ammunition House two days to a major war that will determine the future of Sterling city.Mark was deep in thoughts that he didn't know when Richarlison walked in. He was so much worried of exoneration good Diana's penance. He didn't want her executed. He had only 23 hours left."Sir!" Richarlison saluted. Mark didn't respond, he obviously didn't hear him."Sir!" He saluted again, this time more loudly that it jolted Mark from the land of thoughts."What?" Mark asked brusquely, rather tiresomely. He has been unable to catch a sleep for the last 24 hours becau
" Kill her!" "Execute her!""Make her experience the most gruesome death!"The crowd started to chant, it was not a surprise to all of them that someone such as Diana could commit such a big crime. Afterall, they are trained to never trust anyone."Silence!" Mark walked up to the microphone and said coldly. He was finding it hard to believe, yes, he had seen Diana and her mum walking towards that direction. Why did Diana go close enough when she knew it was a violation of the military rule?The next moment, the chants died down and the peace and graveyard silence was restored, everyone was anticipating Mark's judgement.Then some officer walked up the large podium, holding Diana, so, she doesn't get the chance to do anything drastic. "Leave me alone! I -" Diana wanted to complain but a stern and icy cold look from Mark shut her off, she was shocked and heartbroken. Mark of all people should know she can't do anything of such, but it seem like he doesn't even want to hear her own sid
Mark began to speak into the microphone,"We've encountered a huge loss in our ammunition sector just two days before we wage a war against the Mega Island military...and that puts us at a great disadvantage".. he cleared his throat, After a moment of dreadful silence and then continued."And as we speak, they may lunch their attack on us anytime soon. We need to be prepared for the worse to happen...", As he spoke, no one dared make a noise. There was a graveyard silence as everyone listened attentively with fear gripping their hearts.Then he continued.. "We're all aware that this ammunition building that was burnt down house all the sterling city military ammunition and it costed sterling city government billions of dollars, however, as the president general I'll be held responsible and I'm ready to face all the necessary panels...." everyone could see the hard look in his eyes as he turned to face the grand war king and grandwar masters. Then he cleared his throat before he conti
Diana was a only a few metres away from the villa when an officer approached her and saluted her, subsequently giving her some papers. It was met for the president general and since she was now his vice personal assistant, she could handle it.As she flipped the papers , she heard someone call her name from behind. She turned and surprisingly it was Flora. The president generals mother."Hi!!!!" She said with a forced smile. She didn't like Diana from the onset because the love she ought to be getting from her son were all going straight to her or atmost being shared between the both of them.Yes, she was that kind of mother..."Hi, Good evening ma'am!" Diana greeted respectfully, even though Flora ought to be the one to greet her.In the military base, age is just a number... Even if you're 70, it's your duty to obey your superior even if he or she is 10 years old."How are you? " Flora inquired,Gradually she successfully initiated a conversation with Diana and it was going well. A
Mark is usually very pretentious of his own good, so, naturally, and as usual, he would deny something as such but he couldn't - He only Coughed! - "Just came to check up on you as you couldn't came to check up on your mother... And yea, I understand why. You care for her much more than you do for me!" Flora again broke the silence. As she walked all over the room."I'm sorry mum, she is going through alot and I need to be by her side.... Her ex-husband has just legally taken her Triplets away from her..." Mark explained and then seized the opportunity to backlash his mum for abandoning him."She cares for them... Unlike some people I know...." He added as he leaned over to Diana who was changing her sleeping posture. He thought something had gone wrong with her or unsettled her - that explains how deep he cares for her -Flora was sensitive and she knew Mark was getting at her with what he said. It was indeed wrong for her to have left him all alone..she failed. Even his dad failed